Articles by Matthew Brooks
Mar. 13, 2020
Grades are not always an accurate representation of a student’s work
What is a letter or number grade an actual representation of? It’s a question that will stand the test of time, or at least as…

Mar. 13, 2020
Taking a break from the intensity of the college atmosphere
One of the things that makes college so stressful and overwhelming is that there is no getting away from it. It’s always clinging to us…
Mar. 13, 2020
Prepping for Spring Quarter to be held entirely online
At most universities in the United States, spring break is already underway. But for us Drexel Dragons, there’s still a little more ground for us…
Mar. 6, 2020
Online classes are flexible alternatives to their face-to-face counterparts
Up until this term, online classes were uncharted territory for me. I could never quite put my finger on what exactly it was about online…

Mar. 6, 2020
Rethink what it means to be ‘productive’ as a college student
Recently, I’ve been finding myself reminiscing on my time as a college student because I’m now very close to the end of my college career.…

Mar. 6, 2020
Turn your senior project into a personal one
A senior project is something that was always kind of an enigma to me. Up until the beginning of my senior year, I didn’t…

Feb. 28, 2020
Reworking the add/drop period for classes
Whether or not Drexel’s add/drop period is fair is something that I’ve always been on the fence about, but I’ve recently started to believe that…
Feb. 28, 2020
Be selective in your studying to overcome a surplus of homework
It’s the end of week eight; you pull up the week nine tab on BBLearn for one of your classes, see the amount of assigned…
Feb. 28, 2020
Finding a balance between creators and their creations
How much should we let our opinions of something be influenced by the creator? It’s a question that should be discussed more frequently, especially in…
Feb. 21, 2020
Cutback on coffee as your go-to source of energy
For several weeks now, I have been telling multiple friends of mine whom I consider to be heavy coffee drinkers to put down the caffeinated…